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  • [ July 2, 2026 ] Nicaraguan dictatorship detains Bishop Abelardo Mata again News Briefs
  • [ July 2, 2026 ] Wyoming Catholic College student wins Presidential 1776 Award News Briefs
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Nicaraguan dictatorship detains Bishop Abelardo Mata again

July 2, 2026 Walter Sánchez Silva 0

Mata was detained on June 29, released the same day, and as of June 30 reportedly is under house arrest. At a June 28 Mass he asked for prayers for the persecuted Church, triggering retaliation. […]

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Wyoming Catholic College student wins Presidential 1776 Award

July 2, 2026 Madalaine Elhabbal 0

A Wyoming Catholic College student wins a White House civics competition, Benedictine College opens its library, and more in this week’s roundup of Catholic education news in the U.S. […]

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Filipino bishop decries government corruption as ‘grave sin’

July 2, 2026 Madalaine Elhabbal 0

Filipino bishop calls out government corruption, anti-trafficking leaders meet in Thailand, Australian bishops call for prayers for sea mariners, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup. […]

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Cameroon diocese announces release of kidnapped priest, religious brothers

July 2, 2026 Silas Isenjia 1

The Diocese of Nkongsamba gave thanks for the release of Father John Bosco Bihkong and Brothers Sylvester Sewong and Marie Rodrigue, who were kidnapped on June 27. […]

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What is the SSPX? A look at the traditionalist Catholic group in schism with the Church

July 2, 2026 Daniel Payne 2

The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is a traditionalist group that is not in full communion with the Catholic Church and has a canonically irregular status. […]

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Catholic leaders urge Poland and Ukraine to pursue reconciliation, disarm language

July 2, 2026 Katherine Matt 0

Catholic leaders from Poland and Ukraine issued a rare joint appeal for reconciliation, urging forgiveness, peace, and Christian unity amid rising historical and political tensions. […]

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6-year study challenges violence narrative in Nigeria, finds Christians bore heavier toll

July 2, 2026 ACI Africa 0

A new study released by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa challenges long-held assumptions about the drivers of violence in Nigeria and the religious identity of its victims. […]

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French woman’s petition asks Europe to support mothers facing pressure to abort

July 2, 2026 Bryan Lawrence Gonsalves 1

Charlène Bernard says pressure from her partner and health professionals ended in an abortion she never wanted. Now she is asking the EU to support women who want to keep their babies. […]

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Catholic diocese appeals for prayers after priest, 2 Franciscan brothers kidnapped in Cameroon

July 2, 2026 Jude Atemanke 1

The Diocese of Nkongsamba has appealed for prayers for the safe release of a priest and two members of the Fraternity of Franciscans of Emmanuel who were abducted in the country’s North-West Region. […]

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Order of Malta opens Gaza clinic, aids war-torn Ukraine, sends teams to Venezuela

July 2, 2026 Madalaine Elhabbal 0

Josef Blotz, grand hospitaller of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, spoke with ”EWTN News Nightly” about “the sobering degree of need” in Gaza, Ukraine, and Venezuela. […]

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